When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, Hallowe’en Party.At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, … in an apple-bobbing tub.
That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence’. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer…more
Boring. I used to like Poirot on TV but to read page after page of diatribe it gets boring real fast. Won’t be reading them in the future.
Love Agatha Christie – however, this is not one of her best
Excellent mystery from a master! Very creepy Halloween read.
A nice cozy read for my Halloween
It’s an Agatha Christie so what can I say? It is wonderful as all her books are. This one combines the talents of Hercule Poirot with his friend Ariadne Oliver who writes mystery stories and expresses some of Christie’s personal views about her characters.
What a great Halloween read! Hercule Poroit(so) is a blast with blisters on his toes and all. He solves several previously unsolved cases while solving his original. I will read this one every Halloween!
A good Agatha when you are spending the weekend slugging around the house
Half the solution was obvious. Wait for the twist, which is the more important half.
Not one of Agatha Christie’s best but it was very good.
Love Agatha Christie. Perfect book to read for the Halloween season!
As always, Christie develops an amazing group of characters and setting for the story. Mrs. Drake is super creepy!!
I’m glad I resolved to read an Agatha Christie book this year, because I’m enjoying it. I think I’m going to update that resolution to “read all the Agatha Christie”. Hercule Poirot is just a really cool character. He’s smooth, self-confident without being arrogant, and he’s a gentleman. The mystery itself didn’t blow my mind, but I like the …